Omaha Police say an eight year old elementary student struck by a bus Monday afternoon has died from his injuries.
Emergency crews were called to 22nd and Sprague just before 5 p.m. Police said a Student Transportation of America School bus struck the second grade student. Haji Mohamed was rushed from the scene with extremely critical injuries and died at an Omaha hospital.
The investigation revealed that the bus had come to a stop along Sprague Street just east of 22nd Street at a designated student drop off location. After several students got off the bus, the bus driver continued her route westbound on Sprague Street.
As the bus was traveling between 22nd Street and 23rd Street, Mohamed, who had just got off the bus, attempted to run across Sprague Street from north to south. As soon as the child entered the roadway, he was struck by the bus.
The bus was the only vehicle involved. Police said no other children were injured. "At this time, Omaha Public Schools administrators, Student Transportation of America and OPS Student Transportation are cooperating with the Omaha Police Department as they investigate the incident," says OPS spokesperson Monique Farmer. "Administrators are also supporting and working with the family of the student."
Farmer said the boy was a student at Springville Elementary.